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A WSJ Article Illustrates the Program Officer Problem
I just posted "Where Have All the RFPs Gone?," in which I speculated that the lateness of federal RFPs this…Where Have All the RFPs Gone?
Subscribers to our Free Grant Alerts will probably have noticed relatively few large federal RFPs so far in this fiscal…Take Time to Develop a Proposal Timeline
Many RFPs require that you include a timeline that will describe when your project will actually unfold—remember that the "when"…How to Write About Something You Know Nothing About: It’s Easy, Just Imagine a Can Opener
One of the many interesting aspects of running a general-purpose grant writing firm is that we are often called upon…Tools, Grant Writing, and Small Businesses: How to Buy a Phone System
When Seliger + Associates moved its intergalactic headquarters to Tucson, we also decided to buy a new phone system under…What Three Years of Grant Writing Looks Like
Two days ago, Isaac told me his keyboard was broken. Yesterday, I stopped by the office to take a look…Federal Budget Freeze Prospect Making You Shiver? Don’t Panic Until You Hear the “R” Word: Rescission
President Obama highlighted his proposed partial "freeze" on discretionary federal spending during his State of the Union address last week,…How’d You Like a 20% Discount on Grant Writing? You Got It, As Long as You are Willing to Go Against Conventional Wisdom!
Jake wrote recently about the perils of being too creative as a grant writer in Never Think Outside the Box:…January 2010 Links: Foundation Giving, Weatherization, Science, Borders, and More
* Drop in Foundation Giving May Be Steeper than Anticipated. Those of you who want a piece of the action…Never Think Outside the Box: Grant Writing is About Following the Recipe, not Creativity
A New Yorker cartoon I like: If you write proposals, don't be this cat. Any time you're writing to an…